With Detroit leading by a pair, the Tribe scored four consecutive runs with two outs in the fourth inning and Franklin Gutierrez's three-run homer gave them a cushion that they would need, as they held off a furious rally by the Tigers to give Paul Byrd his 12th victory.

Carlos Guillen picked his team up after the Indians scored in the first, slugging a three-run shot. With the lead, Justin Verlander was cruising, until he allowed four straight runs with two outs in the fourth and picked up the loss.